Patrícia Gouveia

Patrícia Alexandra Carvalho Ferreira Sousa Gouveia (born 26 April 1987)[1] is a Portuguese former footballer who played for the Portugal women's national football team on 16 occasions. At club level, she played for 1º Dezembro, Odivelas, CF Benfica, and Sporting CP. She also coached Sporting CP for a time in 2019.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Gouveia.
Patrícia Gouveia
Personal information
Full name Patrícia Alexandra Carvalho Ferreira Sousa Gouveia
Date of birth (1987-04-26) 26 April 1987
Place of birth São Sebastião da Pedreira, Portugal
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 1º Dezembro 1 (1)
2008–2009 Odivelas ? (?)
2009–2011 CF Benfica 4 (0)
2011–2013 1º Dezembro 42 (12)
2013–2014 Chiasiellis 19 (1)
2014–2016 CF Benfica 28 (2)
2016–2019 Sporting CP 17 (5)
International career‡
2005 Portugal U-18 1 (0)
2005–2006 Portugal U-19 10 (0)
2006–2015 Portugal 16 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Sporting CP
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:21, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:21, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Club career

At club level, Gouveia played for Portuguese teams 1º Dezembro, Odivelas, and CF Benfica. She played for Italian team Chiasiellis in the 2013–14 season, before transferring back to CF Benfica.[2] In that period, she won five Campeonato Nacional Feminino Championships,[3] and the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal Feminina; Gouveia scored for 1º Dezembro in the Final, as they beat Albergaria 4–0.[4]

In July 2016, Gouveia transferred from Benfica to Sporting CP, and was the team's first captain.[5] Later in the year, Gouveia became pregnant, and had to fight for paid maternity leave.[3] Whilst at Sporting CP, Gouveia won two Campeonato Nacional Feminino Championships, two Taça de Portugal Feminina, and one Supertaça de Portugal Feminina.[5]

International career

Gouveia made one appearance for Portugal under-18s, and 10 appearances for Portugal under-19s.[1] She made 16 appearances for the senior side, between 2006 and 2015.[1] She was in the Portugal squad for the 2013 Algarve Cup.[6] She missed playing for Portugal at UEFA Women's Euro 2017 as she was on maternity leave; it was the first time that Portugal had qualified for the tournament.[3]

Post-playing career

In 2019, Gouveia quit playing football to become manager of Sporting CP.[5] Later in the year, she left the role and was replaced by Susana Cova.[7] In 2020, Gouveia was supportive of FIFA demanding that all nations provide 14 weeks of paid maternity leave for pregnant footballers.[3]

Personal life

Gouveia is from São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal.[1]

References
  1. "Patrícia Gouveia" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. "Patrícia Gouveia" (in French). Le Ballon Rond. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. "A última conquista: o direito a ser mãe sem dizer adeus aos relvados". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 26 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. "1º Dezembro ganha Taça". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. "Patrícia Gouveia is new team manager of the women's football of Sporting". I Neews. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. "Portugal Head Coach António Violante Names His Squad For The Algarve Women's Cup 2013". Women's Soccer United. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. "Capeta tem contrato mas quer dar o salto". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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